Fastener



G.'E. BISHOP.

FASIENER. y APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19| 1918.

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FASTENER. v APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19.19I8. 1 ,330,426. Patented Feb.,10,l920.

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' "rAs'rENErt LESQAZ@ To all whom 'it 'may concern: v

Be it known that l, Groen E. BISHOP, a citizen of the United States, resident of Cleveland, county of QuyahOga, and` State of Chio, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, the principle ofthe invention being herein 'explained and the best mode in which l have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions. v

`My invention relates to fasteners and yparticularly to a new and improved lconstruction of the'socket members thereof. More par ticularly, my invention relates'jto a new and improved fastener particularly designed-for automobile use but which is readily adaptable for use as a glove or other fastener.

Said fastener is designed to be comi'irised of only a few parts; to be economically manu-v factured; to be locked and unlocked by the exertion of direct pressure thereon in the proper direction and not by necessarily .tilting or working the same at an angle; yto be securely held without any danger of shaking loose; and to be-an efi'icient anti-,rattleig although allowing by a ball-and-socket joint cesirable relative movements of thestudand socket. articularly referring fto the construction thereof, said improved fastener is provided with finding means whereby 4the stud portion can be readily inserted within the socket portion; alsowith ymeans designed Vto keep the fastener locked by means of vpressure exerted longitudinally ofthe fastener and stud axesinstead of transversely thereof as is now the common practice.

The annexed drawings and the following description sety forth in detail certain means embodying my invention, the disclosed means, however, constituting but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be applied.

ln said annexed drawings:

scale, a front elevation of my improvedfas- .tener inlockedposition; Figs2, 3 andfl ing, approximately midway, and locked positions of the stud portion; Fig. 5 represents a vertical central section taken in the plane indicated by the'line V-V, Fig. 4; Fig. 6V

representsa front elevation cfa fragmenk' tary portion ofautomoloilev curtain fabric. to

lFigure l represents, upon an enlarged ,n

:iSeries-.leeches .13 assisesrlaielre which the socket member of my improved fastener Ais adapted tobe secured; Figs.'7 and 8 represent, respectively, a rear elevation and bottom plan of a lgromet; Fig. 9 represents a rear elevation of a retaining MENUS Frm;

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Febalo, V1920.

Appleman inea February 19, 191s. serialno. 218,069-

springplate formed with a seat servingjas. v the socket ofl a ball-andsocket joint; Figs.

10 and ll represent, respectively, vertical andhorizontal sections, taken inthe planes indicated by the lines X-X and-Xl--XI,

respectively,-Fig. 9; Fig. 12 representsa rear elevation of `thesocket member proper; Figs. 18 and 14 represent, respectively, vertical and'horizontal sections, taken in the planes indicated by, Ythe lines .XMI-XIII .and

XIV-XIV, respectively, Fig-12;Figglflt representsV a central vlrlOrizcntal section of a' .double fastener, taken in the plane indicated ty the une Lxv-exv, rig. die; .and Fig; 1e vrepresents a front elevation .of the. fastener f shown inf-Eigfl.. i

Referring 'to the accompanying drawings,

ythere is indicated therein bythe ordinalll .a

fragmentary portion of anautomobilestandard to which issecuredany standard 'form of screwprovidedwith a shank 2. and-.head 3,: the. same .serving as the stud'. .member of my ynew and Yimprvedfastener.y T'o the automobile curtain r.fabric 4 issecuredfithe socket member. of my :newvv and improved fastener which is designed to receive the stud and tobe disposed over the headv member ,thereof By the construction-of this socket member, the detail .of which will nowbe given, it is'not V.necessary to -provideapertures inthe fabric t' other than'. a plurality -of small apertures 7 `through `which the `,prongs. 6l ofa .gromet are inserted for sel curing the rsocket member and a lspring memandl 14 with communicating openings 9 and 10, of the general design plainly shownin tended to form'the inner concaved portions 11, for ,the purposehereinafter 'fully described. v Disposed yilltermediately of f ,the

' socket portion 8 andjfabric Llisv aspring plate ll2,.,plai-nly shown in'Figs. 9,f1l0 and 11, and .formedlwithlongitudinal ,cuts 17 .and 1,8 ,and

a connecting. transverse,cut `19 :creatingythe ber `(hereinafter.described) tothe fabric. The socket member comprises Aa Vplate 8 formed, .asA plainly indicated in Figs'. 12,113

cent edges of said spring portions 13 and 14 are bent forwardly to form the concaved members 13 and 16, as plainly shown in said Figs. 9,110 andll, the same forming a seat for the purpose hereinafter fully explained. The' socket member 8 and spring member 'i 12 are held rigidly relatively to each other 251 with concaved portions 11,l provides a finder Aao byV means of prongs 12 formed upon the plate 12 and adapted to be inserted through the holes 8 of the socket portion 8, and turned down as shown in Fig'. 1.

When 'it is desired to fasten'the socket.

member uponv the stud, the head 3 of the latter', is inserted within the comparatively .large opening 9 as'far as will be allowed 'by the vhole 15 of the spring plate portion 13, said hole 15 and opening 9 being so relatively disposed as'to allow this action, asv

plainly shown in Figs; 2, Brand 4. If deysired, an aperture in the gromet 5 may be 'provided' to` allow for any necessary out.- ward pressure upon the fabric '4. The

above-mentioned relation, in combination whereby the surface 32 of the` head 3 comniences to be engaged by the walls 11 of the opening 10 soV that proper pressure upon the concaved spring edge portion 1.3l will bring the stud head 3 into position whereby the shank of the stud 2 will enter the groove 10, the stud head 3 thenk being disposed in the' position shown in Fig. 3. The stud head can then be slipped well in front of the said Ywall members 11 into the position ,shown in Fig. 4 wherein said concaved members 13 and 16 form a perfect seat for the whole stud head 3, said members 13 and 16 exerting suflicient pressureoutwardly from the fabric 4 to hold the stud head surface 32 securely against the concave surfaces ofthe wall members 11. Any `desirable automatic adaptability between the stud and socket, in

duced by the flapping of the fabric 4, etc., is provided for, inasmuch astlie head 3 and the seat, comprising the members liand 16,

form a .ball-andsocket joint and yet preserve the anti-rattling and securely-fastened qualities of the fastener. Y Y y In Figs. 15 and 16', I have-'illustrated a double fastenerl in rwhich the front of the gromet 5 isiformed with the shankg2 and the head 3 of a second stud adapted to cooperate with a second socket member secured to a fabric 4 and of a' construction :Y identical with that of the socket secured to fabric 4. V

As a matter of practice, I have foundiit convenient to' so relatively dispose the stud and the sccket'member that a slight stretching of the fabric 4 is necessary tobring the hole 15 and opening 9 immediately in front l of the stud 2, in order that, when the head 3 `has been brought'tothe position shown in 'and said fabric, said spring members formed with a seat.

Fig. 2, vthe natural contraction of the fabric "4 will 'assist in carrying the socket member -plishes the results for which itY was designed,

as inentionediin detail in the first'part of this specification.

What I claim is: l l. In a fastener, the combination with suitable fabric and a stud; of a socket member, means for securing said member to the fabric, and two relatively movable spring members disposed intermediately of said socket member and the fabric and forming a seat for said stud. n

2. In a fastener, the combination with suitable fabric; of a socket member provided with communicating largeand comparatively means for securing said member to the fabric, and-two relatively movable large and comparatively small spring members respectively, disposed intermediately of said 'socket member and the fabric, said comparatively small spring member being disposed adjacently to said' large socket. openm0'. 1

3. In a fastener, the combination with suitable fabric and a stud; of asocket member, means for securing said member to the fabric, a member disposed intermediately ofV small openings, respectively,

said socket-'member and the fabric and formed withl a seat, means disposed vadjafcently to said seat and adapted to forma `finder thereto forV said stud, and means for Y adapted to coperate therewith to form alinderto said seat for theY stud, andmeans for separably holding the latter in said seat. 5. In a fastener, the combinationV with suitable fabric; of a socket member formedY with communicating openings of different diameters, meansV for securing said member to the fabric, and two relatively movable spring members disposed intermediately of said socket memberA openings, respectively, l

6. In a fastener, the combination with suitable fabric; of a socket member formed with communicating openings of ldifferent diameters, means `for securing said member being to the fabric, and two relatively movable spring members disposed 'intermediately of said socket member openings, respectively,

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and said fabric, one of said spring members being formed with a seat, and the other of Vsaid spring members being formed with an 7. In a stud comprising suitable head and shank members; of asseoir-ew*J member formed With v communicating openings of dierent diameing the latter in the socket member; and.V

means adapted, in combination with the formed Wall of said opening, to formv a fastener, the combination with a v finder, thus providing for the ready en` trance of the stud-shank to the opening;y and the seating 0f the stud-head. 8. In a fast-ener, the combination withV a stud comprising V'suitable head and shank members; of a socket member adapted tore-l reeive said stud, and meansadapted to exert pressure upon the head member of said stud rand formed With la seatvjfor said head, saidV head and seat forming a ball-andfsoeket joint, Jche Construction being such thatsaid stud and socket are held'securely.fastenedk and' lyeb are automatically relativelyA adg Y justable.

191s. y y Y V@Lonen BISHOP( Signed by me, this 15th day of February, f 

